From
its inception in 2001, Gajogo Safarilands, has set its sights on recapturing
this heralded past, and we were lucky enough to find exactly the perfect place to
do it: Coutada 9 (Coutadas were set up by the Portuguese as large tracts of wild land to support wildlife conservation and hunting). Uncivilized, unfenced, and by and large
uncharted by today’s specifications, this 1.1 million acre hunting paradise was
made infamous by the men who hunted this land and swapped their mighty big bore rifles, for something their weathered hands, aching bones, and uncertain steps, could no longer do. Their razor-sharp minds would power the pens* that would forever cement their immortality. Their memories would still put them in
harm's way of elephant, buffalo, lion and other worthy opponents of more than a
half century ago; in a place where none of these men would have ever left, albeit
for age and war. Their books take
you there virtually, and Gajogo takes you there literally, to where their footsteps, and now yours, walk in yesterdays legendary safari concessions such as Safrique and Safarilandia. A place where wilderness, local culture, game, diverse
terrain, and the raw elements of nature combine to make your safari adventure
reminiscent of Africa’s Golden Age.
A place where trophy animals have not been professionally hunted since
1974, where any hunting that did exist was for subsistence by locals, and where
trophies animals were passed up in preference of more tender and flavorable younger
game. A place where competition
for breeding rights, water, food and survival was battled out, and won by the
biggest, meanest, and most cunning of the species; where only those victors
were able to pass on their genes.
That combination has produced modern day Coutada 9, a wildlife panacea
where numbers are not exceedingly high, but the quality of the trophies are
exceedingly magnificent, and the species diversity is superb.

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*Kambaku by Harry Manners 1986, Months in the Sun by Ian Nyschens 1997, The Winds of Havoc by Adelino Serras Pires as told by Fiona Claire Capstick 2001, Baron in Africa by Brian Marsh 1997. Link to: <www.safaripress.com> for info on these and other great African literature.

Gajogo Safarilands: "Unique in Mozambique"

TITS LOCATION...

Located
within the Manica Province of Mozambique, Gajogo Safarilands is situated about
30 miles south of the Zambezi River, and about 50 miles east of Zimbabwe. The closest city is Tete, which is
about 90 air miles to the northwest, while the legendary Gorongosa National
Park is about 80 miles to the southeast.
Gajogo Safarilands is truly in the heart of Mozambique’s most infamous
wildlife range. The land is made
up of numerous “stand alone” mountains ranging from 500 to 2500 feet above the
undulating jess and savanna areas
that are etched by numerous river flowages snaking their way into the mighty
Zambezi. Impregnated with rock
outcroppings (called kopjies) Gajogo is loaded with as much glorious wildlife
habitat as it is breathtaking beauty.

ITS WEATHER…

As
compared to Northern hemisphere conditions, weather at Gajogo Safarilands is
warm. Its summer months run from
September through April, where daytime highs reach 85-105˚F; nights cool into
the 60-70’s. Winter runs
from May to August where daytime highs run 75-90˚F, and the nights can get
quite chilly in the 40-50’s. Rarely there might be a spot of frost at higher
elevations. The rainy season
starts around the first of December and runs through the end of March. The rainy season can be equated to
Florida, where torrential rains are intermingled with beautiful blue
skies. It is not generally gray,
overcast, or cool (however, getting to experiencing this climate is very cool).